They're not actually that bassy, Audeze has never made a bassy headphone they're dead flat which actually is less bass than what certain recordings are meant to show. Flat bass = lack of reverb and bass presence(don't confuse flat bass with neutral in talking flat as in lack of bass boost which...

Depends what I'm listening too. When I'm listening to instruments like Guitar, acoustic type music the HD600 series, HD560S, HE-500 has given me some memorable wow moments. I sadly don't get them that often as I feel headphones don't seem to have natural timbres anymore, we're in the plastic era.

75 is like a night at the pub, if they work okay and you can try them before hand then yeah they're worth the experiment.

Yeah you should be good, my 2017 LCD-2 have the updated case and I store them with the cables in. The XLR plugs can come loose over a year or two of constant unplugging, not always but it does happen, had it happen to an LCD-3, 3F but did have a 2010 LCD-2 that was fine, it varies but anything...

If you own the older style case I used to take the foam out and put them in there. Newer cases should close with the cable still in :raised_hands: If you don't have one grab one or might be cheaper to buy a third party pelican style case and cut the foam yourself.

If you already own the Sundara I don't see the point in getting the LCD-2 to be honest. The Sundara has a better tuning and way more comfortable. People who EQ headphones will EQ their LCD-2 to sound closer to something like a Sundara. Put your money elsewhere as you already have two good...

I don't personally get attached to equipment. Your comment would be true if we were discussing different sound signatures for example to which I wasn't, I was talking about variations of the same headphone regarding frequency response and even technical differences. If evaluating a different...

I swear no1 reads any of my post correctly and just focuses on the negatives I mention. Here's what I said in a reply to another chap. "For the record, I'd listen to the LCD-2 any day over the HD800, I think the HD800 un modded is one of the worst sounding headphones in the world, I'm not...

The HD600 series are fully open so if you want low bass they won't be the best option. The HD560S has more dampening so has deeper subbass. The Clear has similar subbass extension to the HD560S but cleaner, it's an overall more dynamic sounding headphone, a bit aggressive. Best is subjective...

If you look at the HD650 response, literally any measurement of them you can see that it has some mid bass boost then gently rolls into a cohesive mid range, it pretty much stays that way with a boost around 5k to which it returns for a gentle roll off. The HD650 is a more cohesive sounding...

That statement literally appeals to any dynamic driver. Planars, almost if not all of them have completely sealed front volumes which results in linear bass, the issue with this is you lose bass decay and reverb. If you break the seal on say a hifiman, lift them a few cm off your ears and you...

Funny enough I didn't mention listening impressions I actually spoke about the Frequency response. You prob find the HD800 unlistenable because frankly, it sounds like crap, the way it tilts bright coming off of the 6k peak makes it sound worse. One is of course a planar, they tend to have a...

I didn't say they sound the same I said they have more similarities which are bass extension and cleanliness, 6k peak and upper mid hole. That graph is smoothed over to hell and doesn't reflect the other measurements, those graphs need to be taken by a massive grain of salt. Audeze don't even...

The HD800 are more similar to the LCD-2 than the HD650. HD800 has decent bass extension and similar bass clarity with slightly more body than the LCD-2 bass. Both the HD800 and LCD-2 have recessed upper mids and 6k peaks but where the LCD-2 tilts dark the HD800 rises to provide more air and...

It's a different sound. The TH900 does have more potent, impactful bass. The Nighthawk is a soft sound where as the TH900 is more solid, visceral but it's also very aggressive, and has a weird timbre, metallic type of sound. Resolution between the TH900 and Nighthawks is about the same. At this...

I don’t even find them good for orchestral if I’m honest. They have a lack of body, the upper mid recession really creates a hole for instruments that live on that region. The timbre is broken. If you like them fair enough that I think they sound like crap without mods.

For sure. The HD600 and HD650 still have some of the best tonalities I've heard in a headphone. There's still a touch of 5k energy or shout but mid range, vocal timbre and treble smoothness is stella. I've always felt if they can make a HD600 or 650 tuning with the control of the HD800 driver...

The HD800 without mods sounds awful. How anyone can listen to music with a massive hole in the upper mids and a huge 6k peak thrusting in your ears is beyond me. They have good control of the coil though and the design is well made I'll give them that. When it comes to the drivers producing low...

Audio is subjective but what isn't are the issues. No matter how much people bury their head in the sand they have recessed presence region and a lack of bass boost to account for reverb and decay. People need to stop defending products as if they're on the payroll. I don't get why people can't...

This particular pair I owned were quite good, made in 2017 sound a bit smoother than the 2020 variants I've owned; I imagine driver variation lottery was on my side. I still stand by what I say in that these still suffer from a lot of the same problem as Audeze headphones and are inferior to the...

I think the Sundara trashes the LCD-2C I don’t find them close at all.

Best bass specialist lol. What does that even mean. The 2C like every Audeze ever is pretty light on bass, it’s the bass extension like most semi open planars that is decent. You actually lose out on a lot of reverb and decay in the bass as opposed to a good dynamic headphone. Audeze headphones...

That's because the Nighthawk has a large mid bass hump, this smoothers over the treble but if you drop the bass down using EQ they can sound quite gritty. You need to listen more into the headphone to hear it, like notes in whiskies, some don't taste past the high alcohol volume but when you do...

Problem with the Hifimans is they're very open, they don't have much dampening, if at all, sound changes come form the pads which don't always completely seal. Those with big ol' heads tend to get more perceived bass response from Hifimans. Audeze headphones have a sealed front volume, have...

In the market for some IEMS, Audeze previous ones I thought sounded like absolute crap without the cipher so hoping they've at least gave these a good tuning but I'm expecting the typical coarse sound with upper mid recession of female voices sounding like they're swimming under water, we'll...